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A visit to the Oak Lawn Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Oak Lawn Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Lawn Cemetery

Lat:   30.6571°   (30° 39' 25")

Lon:   -96.9875°   (-96° 59' 14")

The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Milam County<2>.

The county seat for Milam County is located in Cameron. Cameron lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Oak Lawn Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oak Lawn Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • San Antonio Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Antonio Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Antonio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The San Antonio Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Bushdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bushdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bushdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bushdale Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Hamilton Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hamilton Chapel Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Sandy Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sandy Creek Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Browns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Browns Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Garza Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garza Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garza Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garza Family Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Murray Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Murray Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Richards - Black Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richards - Black Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richards - Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richards - Black Cemetery is located in Milam County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Crayton - Richards Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crayton - Richards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crayton - Richards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crayton - Richards Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2505715 <5>
    • Richards Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richards Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Tomacik Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomacik Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tomacik Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tomacik Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Gilleland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilleland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilleland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilleland Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Holtzclaw Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holtzclaw Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holtzclaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holtzclaw Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Davison Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davison Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Keen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keen Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Forest Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Griffin Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Griffin Chapel Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Minerva - Midway Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minerva - Midway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minerva - Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Minerva - Midway Cemetery is located in Milam County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oak Lawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rockdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Minerva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
    • Minerva is located in Milam County
  • Hicks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hicks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
    • Hicks is located in Lee County
  • Milano
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
    • Milano is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <6>
  • Tracy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Tracy is located in Milam County
  • Tanglewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tanglewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
  • Thorndale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
    • Thorndale is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <6>
  • Chriesman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Marlow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Marlow is located in Milam County
  • Cameron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lexington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Buckholts
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckholts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckholts
    • Buckholts is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckholts <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Silver City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Milam County
    • Laneport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laneport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
      • Laneport is located in Williamson County
    • San Antonio Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
      • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
    • Gause
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Maysfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maysfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysfield
      • Maysfield is located in Milam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysfield <6>
    • Thrall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • Thrall is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <6>
    • Caldwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Val Verde
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
    • Davilla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davilla
      • Davilla is located in Milam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davilla <6>
    • Blue
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
      • Blue is located in Lee County
    • Old Dime Box
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
      • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
    • Deanville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Williamson County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Oak Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Milam County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Lawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Oak Lawn Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Oak Lawn Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1364306  (Oak Lawn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1364306 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rockdale East
    • County: Milam         Elev: 146
    • Location given for GNIS #1364306 (Oak Lawn Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Milam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oak Lawn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6571, Longitude: -96.9875       In this case, the coordinates for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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